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Embers Films is a documentary production company based in New York City.  It is headed by Aashish Kumar, an award-winning filmmaker with over two decades of experience producing, writing and distributing non-fiction content.  In addition to short and long-form documentaries and advocacy films, Embers Films also produces interactive web-documentaries, short immersive media projects utilizing  360-video ,  and virtual reality interactive projects for Oculus, Android, and iOS platforms.


Aashish is  deeply interested in using documentary storytelling to influence local actions for community advocacy or policy.  Aashish has produced independent documentaries and worked in collaborative settings with community-based organizations on themes such as bias crimes, human rights, and mental illness. His most recent film The Community I Serve won the “Best of Festival” award at the BEA Festival of Media Arts and won an “Honorable Mention” at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival.  An earlier work on hate crimes titled Raising Our Voices was placed in a permanent collection called 9/11 Digital Archive with the Library of Congress.   His past projects have been used in community settings, served as educational catalysts, and distributed widely to domestic and international educational and  community based organizations.


Aashish Kumar is also a tenured Associate Professor at the Radio/TV/Film Department, Hofstra University, where he teaches television and interactive media. He is a two time Fulbright awardee.